Ahlstrom Corp., Finland, has appointed Marco Levi president and CEO of the company, effective this June 16. Jan Lång will continue as president and CEO until June 15, and will thereafter as needed support Levi as a special advisor to ensure a smooth transition of the responsibilities.

 

Ahlstrom Chairman Pertti Korhonen noted that "Jan Lång has been leading Ahlstrom since January 2009. During his leadership, the company has gone through a significant transition in line with the strategy that was announced in 2009. The business portfolio has been restructured and the next phase of the company's strategy has been defined. In parallel, significant progress has been made in establishing the foundation for profitable growth. The planned restructuring of the business portfolio, including Munksjö and Suominen transactions, has now been successfully concluded. The time is now right to pass the leadership baton for the next phase of the strategic plan. I want to thank Jan Lång warmly for leading Ahlstrom through this challenging phase of transformation.

 

Dr. Levi joins Ahlstrom from Styron where he was SVP and business president of Emulsion Polymers. Prior to that, he has held various senior management positions at the Dow Chemical Co.

 

"We are pleased to welcome Marco Levi to Ahlstrom. He has a strong track record in leading global materials technology business. His focus will be on increasing Ahlstrom's shareholder value by improving the profitability of the company and by creating profitable growth in line with Ahlstrom's strategy announced in September 2013," Korhonen said.